Ohio Wesleyan University Overview

Located in Delaware, Ohio, Ohio Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. OWU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Ohio Wesleyan University Known For?

• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at OWU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, OWU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,624 a year. That's about 36% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average OWU student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Ohio Wesleyan University?

Contact details for OWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	61 S Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43015-2370
Phone:	740-368-2000
Website:	www.owu.edu

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How Do I Get Into OWU?

You can apply to OWU online at: https://admission.owu.edu/applyToOWU.html

Admission Requirements for OWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into OWU?

The acceptance rate at OWU is 52%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to OWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 678. Math scores were between 553 and 680.

OWU received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford Ohio Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of OWU is $30,499. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At OWU, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $9,349 a year. That adds up to $37,396 over four years for those students.

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Ohio Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,426 undergraduate students at OWU, with 1,418 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,418 full-time undergraduates at OWU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ohio Wesleyan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	104
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	1,011
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio Wesleyan University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at OWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Pakistan, and India.

Ohio Wesleyan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Zoology	37	37
General Psychology	33	33
Health & Physical Education	27	27
Business Administration & Management	26	26
Natural Resources Conservation	18	18
Special Education	15	15
Accounting	14	14
Teacher Education Subject Specific	11	11
Health/Medical Prep Programs	11	11
Political Science & Government	11	11
Romance Languages	10	10
History	10	10
Computer Science	9	9
Geography & Cartography	9	9
Drama & Theater Arts	9	9
Fine & Studio Arts	9	9
Communication & Media Studies	8	8
Data Analytics	8	8
Economics	8	8
General Biology	7	7
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	7	7
Mathematics	7	7
Chemistry	7	7
Finance & Financial Management	6	6
Writing Studies	6	6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	6	6
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	5	5
Philosophy	5	5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	5	5
Music	5	5
Business/Managerial Economics	4	4
Ethnic Studies	4	4
Botany/Plant Biology	3	3
Genetics	3	3
Area Studies	3	3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	3	3
International Studies	3	3
Sociology	3	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2	2
International Business	2	2
Journalism	2	2
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	2
General English Literature	2	2
Astronomy & Astrophysics	2	2
Geological & Earth Sciences	2	2
Dance	2	2
General Education	1	1
Medieval Studies	1	1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	1	1
Religious Studies	1	1
Physics	1	1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	0
TOTAL	396	396

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Phillip M Kukelhan under License

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